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Top 10 Fuel Efficient Vehicles for 2014
The government’s ranking of the 10 most fuel-efficient cars for 2014 doesn’t sport any fuel at all. The 10 vehicles on the list by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy are all either 100 percent electric (EV) or plug-in hybrids. Keeping in mind that one gallon of gasoline equates to 33.7 kilowatt-hours,…
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Americans in Biggest Cities Driving Less
Even if you saw agitating, bumper-to-bumper traffic during your morning commute, know that the numbers say things are changing. The average American drives 7.6 percent fewer miles today than when per-capita driving peaked in 2004, according to a report issued today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund (PIRG). The study is a review of data from…
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Fact Checking Fossil Fuel Industry’s Attacks on Wind Energy
It was only a matter of time before wind energy supporters fired back at the fossil fuel-funded Institute for Energy Research (IER) for releasing a report this week that was peppered with falsehoods. It didn’t help that its sister organization, the American Energy Alliance, equated the federal wind production tax credit (PTC) as “welfare” in…
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Is the U.S. Electric Grid Ready for a Renewable Energy Future?
[caption id="attachment_314084" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] From mayors to college students, the pool of people who want the U.S. to fully embrace renewable energy keeps growing—along with the amount of goals for our use of wind and solar power. Several states have solar and wind power goals in mind for the future, but…
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Going Solar Can Save You Big Time
Aside from the natural concerns that accompany most changes, a five-figure price tag is oftentimes what unnerves people about going solar. Such a number presents it as a sizable investment—which it is–but doesn’t immediately reveal the savings when compared to other forms of electricity. This week, Cost of Solar, an online energy resource and national…